Prison Staff Face Less Violence Than Any Generation Since World War Two
While politicians debate online safety and protest arrests dominate headlines, Britain's prisons have quietly become the safest workplaces for staff in 80 years. The numbers reveal an untold success story.
Britain's Other Crimes Surge While Everyone Argues About Protests
While headlines focus on demonstrations and arrests, government data reveals a quieter crisis: miscellaneous crimes against society hit 12,150 cases. These are the offences nobody talks about.
Prison Violence Against Staff Fell 70% Since the War
While politicians debate online safety, Britain's prisons have quietly become far safer for those who work in them. The numbers tell a remarkable story.
The Released Robber Who Shows Britain's Real Crime Problem
While politicians debate tariffs and protests, one statistic reveals the crisis hiding in plain sight. Robbery reoffending has doubled in just over a decade.
Why Are Britain's Thieves Getting Better at Their Job?
While politicians debate trade wars and protesters clash in streets, theft reoffending has quietly surged 55%. The data reveals why Britain's approach to stopping repeat crime is failing.
Criminal Damage Surged 72% During Britain's Protest Years
While politicians debate tariffs and protests fill streets, Ministry of Justice data reveals criminal damage and arson offences by repeat offenders have exploded since the mid-2080s.
Britain's Prisons Became 64% More Violent in Just One Year
While ministers debate tech regulation, serious assaults behind bars jumped from 24 to 39 per 1,000 prisoners. The timeline reveals how we got here.
Why Does Everything Cost £2 More This Year Than Last?
While headlines focus on scandals, your weekly shop quietly got more expensive. The numbers reveal how inflation crept back into British wallets in 2025.
Why Are Four in Ten West Yorkshire Crime Victims Suffering Violence?
While Trump's trade wars dominate headlines, West Yorkshire faces a stark reality: violent crime makes up nearly half of all recorded offences. The numbers reveal a troubling pattern.
Britain's Workforce Vanished by Two-Thirds in One Year
The labour market collapsed from 12.5 billion to 4.2 billion in 2021. While British Gas profits worry about warm weather, the real story is in employment data nobody noticed.
Why Are 31,000 Separated Parents Suddenly Fighting for Contact with Their Children?
Child contact court orders exploded by over 100,000% in 2023. While the government celebrates its record January surplus, thousands of families are battling through the courts.
House Prices Dropped £49,000 While Asos Founder Built Fashion Fortune
As Nick Robertson's death highlights the fortunes built in Britain's retail boom, housing data reveals the property market that made those fortunes possible just lost £49,000 per home.
Britain's 40-Somethings Are Facing Prison Violence Like Never Before
While ministers debate online safety, assaults on prisoners in their 40s have surged 63% in a year. The forgotten violence crisis hitting Britain's jails.
West Yorkshire's Other Crime Category Hides What Police Won't Name
While politicians argue about tariffs, one in seven crimes in West Yorkshire gets filed under 'Other Crime' - a catch-all category that obscures what's really happening on Britain's streets.
Britain's Economy Just Hit Its Highest Point Since Before COVID
While energy firms blame warm weather for lower profits, the UK economy has quietly reached £33,121 per person. That's the strongest growth in six years.
Special Guardianship Orders Exploded 8,991% in a Single Year
While the Treasury celebrates record January surpluses, one family court statistic reveals a hidden crisis. Special guardianship orders surged from 12 to 1,091 cases in 2023.
House Prices Added £138,000 in Four Years While Fashion Fortunes Collapsed
As Asos co-founder's death makes headlines, housing data reveals the stark divergence between property wealth and retail struggles. Average house prices rose £138,000 since 2017.
What Happens When Politicians Focus on Online Safety While Prison Violence Doubles?
While Starmer faces criticism over big tech regulation, serious prisoner-on-prisoner assaults surged 105% in a single year. The numbers reveal a deadly distraction.
Crime Victims Lost £58 in Compensation While Politicians Fought About Tariffs
As Trump's trade wars dominate headlines, British crime victims quietly suffered a 23% cut to their compensation. The real cost of political distraction.
Family Court Cases Surge 33,000% While Government Celebrates Record Tax Surplus
As ministers boast about January's budget surplus, one government department is drowning in a tsunami of family disputes that's grown by tens of thousands of percent.